What Happened in San Francisco on Thursday, May 28th, 2026
Yesterday in San Francisco, police responded to 121 incidents, down 7% from 130 the day before. 15 violent crimes were reported, and officers made 63 arrests.
The most common incident type was Drugs & Alcohol, accounting for 28 of 121 reports (23% of total). The most active neighborhood was Mission with 25 incidents.
Overall activity was 14% above the 30-day average of 107 incidents per day.
Incident Categories
Yesterday, San Francisco reported incidents across 8 categories. Drugs & Alcohol led with 28 incidents (23% of total), followed by Administrative with 25 and Assault & Violence with 14.
Fraud & Financial — up 55% over the past 7 days (17 incidents this week vs 11 the prior week).
Incident Category Breakdown
Overview
Violent Crime
15 violent crimes were reported in San Francisco yesterday, accounting for 12% of all incidents. This is unchanged from the prior day.
| Time | Offense | Neighborhood | Block |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:11 | Aggravated Assault | Tenderloin | 100 Turk Street |
| 07:51 | Simple Assault | Tenderloin | 500 Taylor Street |
| 08:42 | Simple Assault | West of Twin Peaks | 300 Moncada Way |
| 08:45 | Simple Assault | Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside | 3700 Alemany Boulevard |
| 10:48 | Aggravated Assault | Bernal Heights | 600 Cayuga Avenue |
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Arrests
San Francisco police made 63 arrests yesterday. 5 arrests were related to violent incidents.
Arrests accounted for 52% of all incidents. Of the 63 arrests, 26 were Drugs & Alcohol, 11 were Traffic & Vehicles, and 10 were Administrative. This is down 11% from the 71 arrests the prior day.
| Time | Offense | Neighborhood | Block |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:40 | Drug Violation | South of Market | 0 Block of 6Th Street |
| 01:26 | Other | Tenderloin | Larkin St & Ofarrell St |
| 02:52 | Other | South of Market | 06Th St & Golden Gate Ave & Market St & Taylor St |
| 03:07 | Drug Violation | South of Market | 0 Block of 6Th Street |
| 05:30 | Drug Violation | South of Market | 0 Block of 6Th Street |
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Neighborhood Activity
Yesterday, incidents were reported across 29 neighborhoods in San Francisco. Mission had the highest activity with 25 incidents, followed by South of Market with 21 and Tenderloin with 19.
3 specific locations have appeared in the top 10 most active blocks for 4 or more of the last 7 days, including Unknown (6 of 7 days).
Explore all neighborhoods and their trends in San Francisco Neighborhood Safety. →
Hourly Breakdown
Activity in San Francisco yesterday peaked between 10 AM – 11 AM with 12 incidents during that hour. The quietest period was 4am with no incidents reported.
Overnight (12–6 AM) saw 10 incidents, morning (6 AM–12 PM) had 31, afternoon (12–6 PM) had 51, and evening (6 PM–12 AM) had 29. Afternoon was the busiest period overall.
Thursdays in San Francisco typically average 127 incidents. Yesterday's total of 121 is 6 incidents below that 8-week average (5% lower).
How Does This Compare?
The 7-day rolling average is 105.1 incidents per day, below the 30-day average of 106.6 — suggesting a quieter-than-normal stretch.
Key Patterns
Fraud & Financial Up 55% This Week
Fraud & Financial incidents have risen sharply: 17 in the past 7 days compared to 11 the prior 7 days — a 55% increase. Today alone saw 4 fraud & financial incidents.
Full Incident Log
This log contains all 121 incidents posted on sfgov.org on Thursday, May 28th, 2026.
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